Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program

Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program is sponsored by Louisiana Board of Regents. This competitive grant program supports institutions in establishing critical student services around hunger and related concerns, aiming to recognize campuses that have established such services.

Hunger-Free Campus - Louisiana Board of Regents Sponsored by Rep. Barbara Freiberg, Act 719 of the 2022 Regular Legislative Session created a Hunger-Free Campus designation program.

The Hunger-Free Campus designation and grant program are a two-part mandate not only to recognize those campuses that have established critical student services around hunger and related concerns but also for the Board of Regents to develop a competitive grant program to support our institutions in these efforts.

Hunger-Free Campus Awards Twenty-one campuses were named recipients of the 2026 Hunger-Free Campus Awards, with total funding exceeding $100,000 to support campus-based initiatives addressing student food insecurity. These awards provide critical resources to strengthen and expand Hunger-Free Campus efforts across Louisiana.

Baton Rouge Community College Bossier Parish Community College Central Louisiana Technical Community College Fletcher Technical Community College Louisiana Delta Community College Louisiana State University and A&M College Louisiana State University of Alexandria Louisiana State University Shreveport LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport Northshore Technical Community College Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College River Parishes Community College South Louisiana Community College Southeastern Louisiana University Southern University and A&M College Southern University at New Orleans Southern University at Shreveport University of Louisiana Monroe Five campuses were named recipients of the 2025 Hunger-Free Campus Awards and were each awarded $10,000 to support their Hunger-Free efforts.

The 2025 recipients of the Hunger-Free Campus Award are: Delgado Community College Fletcher Technical Community College LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans Nicholls State University Northwestern State University Six campuses were named recipients of the 2024 Hunger-Free Campus Awards and were each awarded $8,000 to support their Hunger-Free efforts.

The 2024 recipients of the Hunger-Free Campus Award are: Louisiana Delta Community College LSU Health Sciences Center – Shreveport South Louisiana Community College Southern University Shreveport University of Louisiana at Monroe University of New Orleans Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) Baton Rouge Community College Bossier Parish Community College Central Louisiana Technical Community College Delgado Community College Fletcher Technical Community College Louisiana Delta Community College Northshore Technical Community College Northwest Technical Community College River Parishes Community College South Louisiana Community College SOWELA Technical Community College Louisiana State University System LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport Southern University System Southern University and A&M College Southern University at New Orleans Southern University Shreveport University of Louisiana System Grambling State University Louisiana Tech University Nicholls State University Northwestern State University Southeastern Louisiana University University of Louisiana at Lafayette University of Louisiana Monroe Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (LAICU) Centenary College of Louisiana Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Loyola University New Orleans Educate, Innovate, and Collaborate To move Louisiana aggressively forward, the Board of Regents has embraced a robust new attainment goal that calls for 60% of all working-age adults (ages 25-64) in Louisiana to hold a degree or high-value credential by 2030.

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